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Japan: Heavy Snow and Strong Winds Affect Northern Regions 2

Snowfall and strong winds affected parts of Hokkaido and the Tohoku region on Tuesday, January 20, as a low-pressure system moved across northern Japan. Snow accumulated rapidly in some areas, while gusty winds led to reduced visibility and difficult travel conditions, particularly along the Sea of Japan coast.

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Northern lights observed in parts of Japan

An aurora is apparently observed in Abashiri on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 11, 2024. The lights are believed to have been spotted in parts of Japan following a series of eruptions on the sun's surface.

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Red carpet of common glasswort seen in Hokkaido

ABASHIRI, Japan - Visitors trek through a carpet of red common glasswort on the shores of Lake Notoro in Abashiri, Hokkaido, on Sept. 14.

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Tourists on ice-breaking cruise ship off Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Tourists aboard the ice-breaking cruise ship "Aurora" watch drift ice as the vessel makes its way through the frozen surface of the Okhotsk Sea, about 200 meters off Abashiri, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 25, 2014, as photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Cruise ships navigate through drift ice off Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Two ice-breaking cruise ships navigate through drift ice in the Okhotsk Sea, about 200 meters off Abashiri, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 25, 2014, as photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Cruise ship moves through drift ice off Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - The ice-breaking cruise ship "Aurora" moves through drift ice in the Okhotsk Sea, about 200 meters off Abashiri, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 25, 2014, as photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Japan general election eve

ABASHIRI, Japan - Kenko Matsuki, acting leader of the New Party Daichi, makes a stump speech in Abashiri, Hokkaido, on Dec. 15, 2012, on the eve of the general election.

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Drift ice off Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the sightseeing icebreaker Aurora advancing through waters covered by drift ice off Abashiri, Hokkaido, on Feb. 25, 2012.

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Drift ice off Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the sightseeing icebreaker Aurora advancing through waters covered by drift ice off Abashiri, Hokkaido, on Feb. 25, 2012.

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Icebreaker in Sea of Okhotsk

OBIHIRO, Japan - The icebreaker Aurora, carrying tourists to view drift ice, plows its way in the Sea of Okhotsk on Jan. 28, 2011, after leaving the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Inmates at Abashiri Prison making garbage cages

SAPPORO, Japan - A woman opens a garbage cage in Sapporo's Toyohira Ward on Nov. 23, 2009, that was made by inmates at Abashiri Prison in northeastern Hokkaido.

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Anglers gather at Mokoto River in Hokkaido to catch salmon

ABASHIRI, Japan - Anglers cast their lines to catch salmon at the mouth of the Mokoto River in Abashiri, Hokkaido, on Sept. 21. The Shiretoko Peninsula can be seen in the background.

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Anglers gather at Mokoto River in Hokkaido to catch salmon

ABASHIRI, Japan - Anglers fish for salmon at the mouth of the Mokoto River in Abashiri, Hokkaido, on Sept. 21.

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Carpet of common glasswort seen on Lake Notoro in Hokkaido

ABASHIRI, Japan - People spend time looking at a red carpet of common glasswort on Lake Notoro in Abashiri, Hokkaido, on Sept. 20.

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture shows the DMV traveling as a microbus on road in Abashiri.

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture shows the DMV as a single-carriage train crossing a bridge in Abashiri.

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture above shows the single-carriage train running on tracks in Abashiri, while the photo below shows the DMV traveling as a microbus.

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JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture shows the DMV switching to steel wheels for use on tracks in the town of Koshimizu.

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Tourists watch drift ice off Hokkaido

ABASHIRI, Japan - Tourists enjoy watching drift ice from an icebreaker off Abashiri, Hokkaido, on Feb. 18.

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TokyoNow: Japan in tourism campaign, targets 10 mil. in 2010

ABASHIRI, Japan - Foreign tourists, mainly from Taiwan, enjoy sailing in the freezing wind aboard the icebreaker ship Aurora on the Sea of Okhotsk, off the city of Abashiri, Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan.

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Sightseeing icebreakers begin operating on Hokkaido drift ice

ABASHIRI, Japan - Tourists pose for a photograph with ice floe behind them off Abashiri, eastern Hokkaido, on Jan. 18. Sightseeing icebreakers began operating on this day from their bases in Abashiri and Obihiro, showing tourists drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk.

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Ice floe watching season begins in Hokkaido

ABASHIRI, Japan - People aboard the icebreaker Aurora enjoy their tour Jan. 19 as the ship sails its way through a vast field of ice floe in the Sea of Okhotsk off Abashiri, eastern Hokkaido. A record number of 171,000 tourists, many from Southeast Asian countries, enjoyed their trip during the last season. Organizers say the record is sure to be broken this season, which will last till April 1.

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Red glasswort in northern Japan

Visitors view glasswort that have turned red on the shores of Lake Notoro in the Hokkaido city of Abashiri, northern Japan, on Sept. 15, 2022.

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Red glasswort in northern Japan

Visitors view glasswort that have turned red on the shores of Lake Notoro in the Hokkaido city of Abashiri, northern Japan, on Sept. 15, 2022.

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Red glasswort in northern Japan

Visitors view glasswort that have turned red on the shores of Lake Notoro in the Hokkaido city of Abashiri, northern Japan, on Sept. 15, 2022.

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Red glasswort in northern Japan

Visitors view glasswort that have turned red on the shores of Lake Notoro in the Hokkaido city of Abashiri, northern Japan, on Sept. 15, 2022.

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Sunken tour boat brought ashore at Hokkaido port

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the sunken tour boat Kazu I, covered with a blue tarpaulin, being transported on a large truck in the Hokkaido town of Abashiri, northern Japan, to a storage facility on June 1, 2022. The boat was salvaged after sinking in late April with 26 people aboard during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula and will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Sunken tour boat brought ashore at Hokkaido port

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the sunken tour boat Kazu I, covered with a blue tarpaulin, being transported on a large truck in the Hokkaido town of Abashiri, northern Japan, to a storage facility on June 1, 2022. The boat was salvaged after sinking in late April with 26 people aboard during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula and will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Sunken tour boat brought ashore at Hokkaido port

The sunken tour boat Kazu I, covered with a blue tarpaulin, is transported on a large truck in the Hokkaido city of Abashiri, northern Japan, to a storage facility on June 1, 2022. The boat was salvaged after sinking in late April with 26 people aboard during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula and will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Sunken tour boat brought ashore at Hokkaido port

The sunken tour boat Kazu I, covered with a blue tarpaulin, is transported on a large truck in the Hokkaido city of Abashiri, northern Japan, to a storage facility on June 1, 2022. The boat was salvaged after sinking in late April with 26 people aboard during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula and will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Sunken tour boat brought ashore at Hokkaido port

Media crews watch as the sunken tour boat Kazu I, covered with a blue tarpaulin, is brought ashore at the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 1, 2022. The boat was salvaged after sinking in late April with 26 people aboard during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula and will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Sunken tour boat brought ashore at Hokkaido port

The sunken tour boat Kazu I, covered with a blue tarpaulin, is brought ashore at the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 1, 2022. The boat was salvaged after going missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula and will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Sunken tour boat brought ashore at Hokkaido port

The sunken tour boat Kazu I, covered with a blue tarpaulin, is brought ashore at the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 1, 2022. The boat was salvaged after going missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula and will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Sunken tour boat brought ashore at Hokkaido port

The sunken tour boat Kazu I, covered with a blue tarpaulin, is brought ashore at the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 1, 2022. The boat was salvaged after going missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula and will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Sunken tour boat brought ashore at Hokkaido port

The sunken tour boat Kazu I, covered with a blue tarpaulin, is brought ashore at the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 1, 2022. The boat was salvaged after going missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula and will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Preparation to land sunken tour boat in Hokkaido

Preparation is under way to land the sunken tour boat Kazu I covered with a blue tarpaulin at the port of Abashiri, Hokkaido, on May 31, 2022. The tour boat was salvaged after going missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northernmost main Japanese island, and will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Preparation to land sunken tour boat in Hokkaido

Preparation is under way to land the sunken tour boat Kazu I covered with a blue tarpaulin at the port of Abashiri, Hokkaido, on May 31, 2022. The tour boat was salvaged after going missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northernmost main Japanese island, and will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

The barge Kaishin carrying a sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin berths at the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido on May 27, 2022. The tour boat Kazu I, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a three-hour cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northernmost main Japanese island, will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

A sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin and loaded on a barge comes into the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido on May 27, 2022. The Kazu I vessel, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a three-hour cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northernmost main Japanese island, will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

A sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin and loaded on a barge comes into the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido on May 27, 2022. The Kazu I vessel, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a three-hour cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northernmost main Japanese island, will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 27, 2022, shows a sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin off the Hokkaido town of Shari, northern Japan. It is being transported to the port of Abashiri after an initial attempt to salvage the vessel, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard, resulted in it sinking to a depth of about 180 meters.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 27, 2022, shows a sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin off the Hokkaido town of Shari, northern Japan. It is being transported to the port of Abashiri after an initial attempt to salvage the vessel, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard, resulted in it sinking to a depth of about 180 meters.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 27, 2022, shows a sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin off the Hokkaido town of Shari, northern Japan. It is being transported to the port of Abashiri after an initial attempt to salvage the vessel, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard, resulted in it sinking to a depth of about 180 meters.

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Divers to search inside sunken Hokkaido tour boat

Preparations are under way on the vessel Kaishin at Abashiri port in Hokkaido on May 18, 2022, ahead of its departure for a search inside a tour boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula on Japan's northernmost main island last month, leaving 14 people dead and 12 missing. The divers aboard the vessel will attempt a special technique, known as saturation diving, for working at great depths.

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Divers to search inside sunken Hokkaido tour boat

Preparations are under way on the vessel Kaishin at Abashiri port in Hokkaido on May 18, 2022, ahead of its departure for a search inside a tour boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula on Japan's northernmost main island last month, leaving 14 people dead and 12 missing. The divers aboard the vessel will attempt a special technique, known as saturation diving, for working at great depths.

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Divers to search inside sunken Hokkaido tour boat

Preparations are under way on the vessel Kaishin at Abashiri port in Hokkaido on May 18, 2022, ahead of its departure for a search inside a tour boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula on Japan's northernmost main island last month, leaving 14 people dead and 12 missing. The divers aboard the vessel will attempt a special technique, known as saturation diving, for working at great depths.

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Mission to research sunken boat in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 17, 2022, shows a workboat (R) at a port in Abashiri, on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, ahead of its mission to research a tourist boat that sank off Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula with 26 people aboard on April 23. The vessel, operated by Nippon Salvage Co., will head to the site of the accident, off the city of Shari, on May 18, with the operation set to start on May 19 at the earliest involving divers trained using a special method called "saturation diving."

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Mission to research sunken boat in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 17, 2022, shows a workboat (R) at a port in Abashiri, on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, ahead of its mission to research a tourist boat that sank off Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula with 26 people aboard on April 23. The vessel, operated by Nippon Salvage Co., will head to the site of the accident, off the city of Shari, on May 18, with the operation set to start on May 19 at the earliest involving divers trained using a special method called "saturation diving."

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Mission to research sunken boat in northern Japan

Photo taken on May 17, 2022, shows a workboat at a port in Abashiri, on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, ahead of its mission to research a tourist boat that sank off Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula with 26 people aboard on April 23. The vessel, operated by Nippon Salvage Co., will head to the site of the accident, off the city of Shari, on May 18, with the operation set to start on May 19 at the earliest involving divers trained using a special method called "saturation diving."